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中国珠算

Chinese Zhusuan

中国珠算是借助算盘、按照明确规则移动算珠完成数学计算的传统知识与实践,口传口诀把运算规则压缩成便于记忆和操练的语言。

Chinese Zhusuan is a traditional body of knowledge and practice for calculation with an abacus. Beads move according to defined rules, while rhythmic oral formulas condense operations into memorable language.

地区
全国多地传承Practised and transmitted across China
时代
传统形成至今Historical tradition to the present
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VERIFIED NOTES

可核查要点

  • 中国珠算于 2013 年列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。
  • 练习者依照明确口诀和规则移动算盘各档算珠,可进行加、减、乘、除等运算。
  • 珠算通过口头教学与自学代代传承,既是一种计算技术,也承载日常生活和文化认同。

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历史坐标

Historical context

中国珠算是借助算盘、按照明确规则移动算珠完成数学计算的传统知识与实践,口传口诀把运算规则压缩成便于记忆和操练的语言。

Chinese Zhusuan is a traditional body of knowledge and practice for calculation with an abacus. Beads move according to defined rules, while rhythmic oral formulas condense operations into memorable language.

02

核心看点

What to notice

算盘是器具,珠算则是器具、位值、运算规则、口诀和手部动作共同构成的实践。口诀不是装饰性歌谣,而是把特定计算规则变成可朗读、可记忆、可反复执行的步骤。观察一次珠算时,应先确定每档位值和起始数,再逐步记录哪一颗算珠为何移动,最后用另一种算法验算结果。

The abacus is the instrument; Zhusuan is the practice joining instrument, place value, rules, oral formulas and hand movement. The rhymes encode specific operations as repeatable steps. To observe a calculation, identify place values and the starting number, trace each bead movement with its reason, then verify the result by another method.

03

延续与学习

Continuity and learning

学习记录应区分算盘的结构、某套口诀、实际拨珠步骤和最终算式,不把心算与实物算盘视为完全相同的过程。有关注意力、记忆或能力提升的说法只能按来源原意谨慎转述,不能当作对每位学习者都成立的保证;课程、比赛和当期活动也需要核对日期。

A learning record should distinguish abacus structure, a particular oral formula, actual bead movements and the resulting equation; mental calculation is not identical to using the physical instrument. Claims about attention, memory or ability must be attributed cautiously rather than promised for every learner, and current classes or competitions require dated verification.

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出处与延伸阅读

  1. 1. Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus

    UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · 访问 2026-07-16

  2. 2. Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 8.COM 8.8

    UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · 访问 2026-07-16

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